Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-11-10
ADVERTISEMENT MENTION.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,
Infants Shelter.

In many cities there are establishments
known as 81 Infants Shelters There are
such institutions in the city of San Fran
cisco. They are uniformly founded by the
efforts of charitable and philanthropic peo-
pie or church societies.
A scheme is on foot in Sacramento to es-
tablish shelter here. In brief the "Sbel-
ter" is a comfortable home house, super
ylsed by matronly woman controlling
necessary nurses, where those people whose
necessities require them to work for a
means OF livelihood, but who, because of
the care Of young children at home. are
very much restricted as to avenues of EN-
ployment, may place their children by dav
and evening, while they go out to work
This assures the widow with small chill
dren, or the wife upon whom the support
OF the family may devolve, that the little
ones of the household will be tenderly
cared for while they go out to
service, or to work where thew can
best serve themselves and their families.
In all cases they pay small sum per day
for sheltering their little ones, and this
very nearly suflices to maintain the Home
Wherever founded such institutions have
proved greatly useful, since they proceed
upon the right principle that the best help
for the needy is to aid them to help them
selves. Some months ago gentleman
quietly collected $165 for the purpose of
establishing Shelter here, but no public
appeal was made. Inquiry has developed
the fact that there is need for such a
shelter here, and that il will result IN
convenience, too, to those desiring to EN-
ploy worthy women in household service
but who cannot now take such employment
because OF inability to leave their little
children. It is now proposed to proceed to
raise the necessary sum needed to secure
and III out proper home and open the
Shelter. To that end, the Directory of
Snowflake Park has rendered the park free
for baseball match on THANKSGIVING Day.
Superintendent ]. B. Wright has consented
TO arrange for the running of trains and
Manager George of the Atlas has consented
TO act In securing the clubs to play. ID.
Reddlng, OF San Francisco, has volunteered
to come here and lead an orchestra in an
entertainment for the benefit of the fund,
and it is expected both bands will be
secured to constitute the orchestra. Mrs.
Z. ID. Ross has consented to give the pro-
duct OF her wonderful camelia bush, which
bears upwards of 1900 flowers, and the
Bell Conservatory Company has agreed to
buy them all at stated price per flower.
There is under consideration also by
several gentlemen the scheme of a full
dress party for the benefit of the Shelter.
and number Of society people have in
dorsed that plan, and agreed to aid it.
Several persons have agreed to donate cots,
bedding, furniture, etc., and other aid is
promised from several quarters The
whole matter is under the direction of
Chas. M. Prodger, with whose connection
with public charities the community has
long been familiar. His plan is to have a
directory formed and then to raise enough
TO rent cottage centrally located, and to
insure the support of the Shelter for at
least one year, when it is believed it will
be self-supporting. The favor with which
the scheme meets warrants the belief that
the needed funds will be forthcoming. In
formation III detail concerning the PROPOSE
ton can be had from Mr.. Prodger, who is
in reorganization with the Directors of
similafEnarities, as to the proper method
of procedure and maintenance